How Life Thrives Under the Ocean’s Crushing Pressure
Like most deep-sea biologists, I have a large collection of decorated Styrofoam cups. A couple dozen line the bookshelf of my office, each displaying a…
Deep Sea Ditties #5: Drowning
I wrote this Sunday evening playing my baritone ukelele. I overlayed the guitar and a small banjo solo (with effects). Its fun to overlay instruments…
View More Deep Sea Ditties #5: DrowningYes Volcanos Are Still Evil
Maria over at Green Gabbro feels that I have printed a false and malicious post for the purpose of defaming volcanoes. I cannot be held…
View More Yes Volcanos Are Still EvilBlogging the Storm, Part 1
The view from my desk in the kitchen is a sunny garden near the bay, but Tropical Storm Dolly is moving slowly west from 200 km off the coast here in the Gulf of Mexico. I am “in the Cone”. The one question on my mind, though, is how and will this tropical storm intensify?
View More Blogging the Storm, Part 1Fisherman Gives Up Tasty Old Lobster to Aquarium
From BBC News: “A lobster that could be up to 100-years-old has been handed to the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth by a local fisherman.…
View More Fisherman Gives Up Tasty Old Lobster to AquariumEven Tough, Sea-Hardy Deep Sea Biologists Need One
Squishables! (via Bora). There is nothing more adorable than a girl and her snail. Is that Oswald? Oh wait, its the Deep Sea News token…
View More Even Tough, Sea-Hardy Deep Sea Biologists Need OneYikes. I'm in the Cone!
The supermarket in Corpus Christi is jammed and classes are cancelled the day after tomorrow at Texas A&M Universe in anticipation of Hurricane Dolly’s landfall…
View More Yikes. I'm in the Cone!In the Future, We Live on Glorified Cruise Ships
The Blue Economy points to a supplement in The Guardian about “Cities at Sea”. They depict the Lilypad cities in addition to homes that rise…
View More In the Future, We Live on Glorified Cruise ShipsVolcanoes Are Evil
During the Cretaceous our mammalian relatives were small and puny. They wandered around and tried not to become a warm snack for the reptiles that…
View More Volcanoes Are EvilBuild Your Own HMS Beagle
This ship is EVERYONE’s ship. Make it a reality! Find out more at The Beagle Project, follow their blog, buy the shirt and donate a…
View More Build Your Own HMS BeagleTGIF: Postcard from "Sharkbite capital of the World"
The internet’s abuzz about this photo of a surfer in Smyrna Beach, Florida (the sharkbite capitol of the world). Is it real or is it…
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